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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 726: BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS: Increases fines for abandoning vessels

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 726 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS: Increases fines for abandoning vessels. Primary sponsor: Jessica Domangue (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 667.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica DomanguePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Ken BrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Rhonda ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Vincent CoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Phillip DeVillierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Brian GloriosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Jacob LandryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Dixon McMakinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Paul SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Jerome ZeringueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 667.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  9. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Reported favorably.

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source